Psalm 56:6
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6 They come together to spy on me—
watching my every step, eager to kill me.
Psalm 71:10
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10 For my enemies are whispering against me.
They are plotting together to kill me.
Psalm 59:3
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3 They have set an ambush for me.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord,
though I have not sinned or offended them.
Psalm 140:2
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2 those who plot evil in their hearts
and stir up trouble all day long.
Acts 23:12-14
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The Plan to Kill Paul
12 The next morning a group of Jews[a] got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy. 14 They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
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- 23:12 Greek the Jews.
Luke 20:20
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Taxes for Caesar
20 Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
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Acts 4:5-6
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5 The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.
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Matthew 27:1
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Judas Hangs Himself
27 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
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Matthew 26:57
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Jesus before the Council
57 Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.
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Matthew 26:3-4
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3 At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, 4 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
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Daniel 6:4
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4 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.
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Jeremiah 20:10
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10 I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.”
They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.”
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
“He will trap himself,” they say,
“and then we will get our revenge on him.”
Isaiah 54:15
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15 If any nation comes to fight you,
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
Psalm 89:51
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51 Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord;
they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.
Psalm 64:2-6
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2 Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,
from this gang of wrongdoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
5 They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.
6 As they plot their crimes, they say,
“We have devised the perfect plan!”
Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
Psalm 57:6
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6 My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
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Psalm 37:32
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32 The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,
looking for an excuse to kill them.
Psalm 10:8-10
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8 They lurk in ambush in the villages,
waiting to murder innocent people.
They are always searching for helpless victims.
9 Like lions crouched in hiding,
they wait to pounce on the helpless.
Like hunters they capture the helpless
and drag them away in nets.
10 Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
Psalm 2:1-3
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Psalm 2
1 Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.
3 “Let us break their chains,” they cry,
“and free ourselves from slavery to God.”
Job 31:4
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4 Doesn’t he see everything I do
and every step I take?
Job 14:16
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16 For then you would guard my steps,
instead of watching for my sins.
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